Meaning

2 senses
  1. The first assistant to either the key grip (in charge of camera placement and movement) or the gaffer (in charge of lighting and electrics).

    пе́рвый помо́щник главного электрикаpérvyj pomóščnik glavnovo elektrika, помо́щник осветителяpomóščnik osvetitelja

  2. (slang)A reader or viewer's preferred male character.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. He is by far the best boy in the class.

    Він набагато кращий за всіх у класі. — uaspeaker

    ruОн намного лучше всех в классе. — Hellerick

    deEr ist mit Abstand der beste Junge in der Klasse. — Wolf

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
film jargon: first assistant to either the key grip or the gaffer:

Forms

plural: best boys

Synonyms

2 synonyms
second company gripassistant chief lighting technician

Word family

1 related words
Relatedbest man

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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